Sheriff: Death of Oxford teen is under investigation

Police have released no new details from an investigation into the death of 16-year-old Oxford resident Amelia Wakefield.

The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office, the lead agency investigating the case, has not released a cause or manner of death.

“We’re investigating it,” said Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting Jr. He declined to verify whether the death was being investigated as suspicious or if a weapon was involved.

Wakefield was found dead in a Smithville residence Friday when state troopers, Chenango deputies and members of the Village of Greene Police Department responded to an incident on Water Street around 6:51 p.m. The victim was transported to Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton for an autopsy, according to a media release.

Wakefield was an 11th-grader at Oxford Academy and played for the school soccer and basketball teams, according to a statement from superintendent Shawn Bissetta.

“She was a valued part of our school community and will be remembered always,” Bissetta said in a Saturday letter addressed to the school community.

The district instituted a one-hour delay Monday to allow staff to prepare grief counseling services for students.

Calling hours will be held Thursday, May 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. at Behe Funeral Home, 21 Main St. Oxford, NY 13830. A funeral service will be held Friday, May 10 at 5 p.m. in the Oxford Academy Middle School auditorium, according to an obituary.

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